Deployment guide - AWS

After subscribing to the service via the AWS Marketplace product page, deploy the Plixer Scrutinizer AMI by creating/launching a new EC2 instance with the following configuration:

  • Names and tags: Configure the name, resource types, and optional tags for the instance.

  • Application and OS images: Select the Plixer Scrutinizer AMI from the My AMIs tab.

  • Instance type: Select C5.2xlarge for flow rates up to 10,000 flows per second (contact Plixer Technical Support for assistance if the expected flow volume exceeds that).

  • Key pair: Select or create a new key pair to assign to the instance.

  • Network settings: Select the VPC, subnet, and security group to assign the instance to.

    Important

    Because an active instance’s primary private IP address cannot be released, we recommend deploying the AMI with two NICs and using the secondary as the collection interface.

  • Storage: Leave the the size of the root volume (/dev/xvda/) at the default 100 GB.

  • Advanced details: Set Shutdown behavior to Stop and Termination protection to Enabled.

After the instance has been launched, access the Plixer Scrutinizer web interface via the instance’s primary private or public IP address, and then proceed with adding a license.

Note

Use the following command to SSH to the server as the plixer user after the instance has been launched:

ssh -i PATH_TO_KEY/key.pem plixer@SCRUTINIZER_IP